Very uncommon in the wild, not cultivated, and listed as critically endangered. Pouteria capacifolia wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Fruitipedia an encyclopedia of fruits of all over the words. The lucuma tree pouteria lucuma, formerly known as lucuma. Lucuma dussiana pierre, lucuma macrocarpa huber, lucuma multiflora a. I write it that way on the forum so i dont get swamped with spam. Il est largement repandu dans les zones tropicales, principalement pour ses fruits souvent comestibles, parfois appeles fruits. Mga pakli ha kaarangay nga pouteria an mga nasunod nga 200 ka mga pakli aada hini nga kaarangay, tikang hin 241 nga kabugosan. Lucuma fruit is a good source of fiber, minerals, p carotene, phenolics and. You can send them a sample to test the product and write a short blog about. It is native to the andean valleys of peru and ecuador. In peru, the sunshine like color of its flesh is also called lucuma, which is how our company came to be named for it.
A taxonomic species within the family sapotaceae mamey sapote, a fruitbearing tree native to central america. Jul 30, 2014 media in category pouteria the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. This evergreen tree is up to 20 m tall, and has greyishbrown, fissured bark, which produces a milky white exudate. Lucuma loocooma, is a delicatelyflavored tropical fruit native to the cool highlands of the coastal valleys of peru. Moore and stearn has received little attention in international markets. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Potential radicalscavenging activity of pouteria caimito. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. The yellow fruits are eaten in natura or used to prepare desserts and ice cream. An pouteria in nahilalakip ha familia nga sapotaceae.
Media in category pouteria the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Exporting lucuma to europe cbi centre for the promotion. Lucuma, a typical peruvian fruit, showed the highest value of total dietary fiber, and the highest dry matter. Today, the tree is cultivated not only in cuba, but also in central america, the caribbean, and south florida for its fruit, which is commonly eaten in many latin american countries.
The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Jantina, i really believe that pouteria obovata is the real lucuma, as the obvata is synonymous with pouteria lucuma. Pouteria sapota, the mamey sapote, is a species of tree native to cuba and central america, naturally ranging from southern cuba to southern costa rica, plus mexico. We restrict our study to the case of lucuma pouteria lucuma. Pouteria lucuma is a species of tree in the family sapotaceae, cultivated for its fruit, the lucuma. Lucuma pouteria lucuma the lucuma has a high nutritional value, is a good source of carbohydrates, rich in minerals and vitamins.
Oct 19, 20 steven, my older lucuma grafted lucuma unknown cultivar does produce. Homonyms pouteria lucuma kuntze common names lucmo in language. A strange and very rare sapote having knobby, almost ugly fruits that ripen green and brown. I think the diversity of canistel and lucuma forms has caused confusion. The lucuma tree pouteria lucuma, formerly known as lucuma obovata is native to the andean region where it grows at high elevations. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120326 which reports it as an accepted name record 164328 with original publication details. Parmars dream was that fruitipedia should contain introductory information about all fruits of the world and he has been continuously working on that. Regarding the lucuma fruit, it is originally from the peruvian andean valleys, having as its main. The plant list includes 624 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus pouteria. This is in spite of its high potential for commercialization in regions where it is considered an exotic fruit, and the high levels of carotenoids in its pulp, which make it attractive, nutritionally speaking. Lucuma fruit is a good source of fiber, minerals, pcarotene, phenolics and. I have seen canistels labelled as lucumas and until visiting this site was not 100% clear.
This species is widespread in south america luna, and can easily be found in brazilian home gardens. The plants database includes the following 8 species of pouteria. Pouteria pariry ducke baehni is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus pouteria family sapotaceae. The lucuma tree pouteria lucuma, formerly known as lucuma obovata is native. Oil from the reportedly poisonous seeds were used by the aztecs for hair dressing and medicine. We design and wholesale handmade peruvian crafts to stores in the united states and around the world. Exporting lucuma to europe cbi centre for the promotion of. Biological activity of pouteria sapota leaf extract on post. Buy lucuma pouteria lucuma powder organic 1 lbs on. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants kampong publications.
Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Lucumapouteria litcuma belongs to the sapotaceae family and is also known as lucma,lucmo. Pouteria guianensis in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Pouteria in world checklist of selected plant families. Steven, my older lucuma grafted lucuma unknown cultivar does produce. A fruit of the andes, in chile the fruit is called lucuma, and the tree is called lucumo. The plant list includes a further 60 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus pouteria. It is cultivated in other countries, such as costa rica, brazil, the united states, the dominican republic, australia, cambodia, vietnam, indonesia, india, sri lanka, nigeria, and the philippines. Peru, ecuador and chile are the main producers of the fruit from the tree.
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